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GUTHRIE, Okla. – The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma in a span of about 14 hours. The temblors are part of an increase in earthquakes across Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas that some scientists say could be connected to the oil and gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, and […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 14, 2014
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HALIFAX – The number of utility customers still without power in the Maritimes has dwindled to less than 5,500 more than a week after post-tropical storm Arthur hit the region. NB Power says about 5,500 people are still waiting for their electricity to be turned back on, most of them in the Fredericton area. Meanwhile, […]
By The Canadian Press | July 14, 2014
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More than four in five homes in the metropolitan area containing Norfolk and Virginia Beach are “at risk of” hurricane-driven storm surge but not in a flood zone designed by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), while homes at “extreme” risk in Florida, if totally destroyed, would cost nearly US$166 billion to rebuild, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 11, 2014
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OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa says more than 91 million litres of combined waste water and storm water overflowed into local waterways following a heavy rainstorm this week. More than 26 millimetres of rain fell in Tuesday’s storm. So far this year, the city has seen more than 571 million litres of combined sewage […]
By The Canadian Press | July 11, 2014
REGINA – Farm groups say Manitoba, Saskatchewan and neighbouring U.S. states need to work together on a long-term solution to flooding. Doug Chorney, with Keystone Agricultural Producers, said it’s one thing if a farmer has to deal with too much water on his land, but the problem is worse if water is also coming from […]
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario has posted two consumer warnings of insurance-related scams in the province. An individual known as Kimberly or Gelisa Watson is not licensed to do insurance business in Ontario, FSCO said in a statement on its website on Thursday.
TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne says she’s concerned that Ontario teens are forming bad habits when it comes to texting while driving, after a new survey suggested an alarming number of students are typing while behind the wheel. “It’s very worrisome to me because when young people start to have a habit of driving and […]
Canadian Underwriter magazine and DMTI Spatial have partnered to offer a free webinar on real-time flood risk management. The July 24 event will feature Steve Sigal, vice president of product management for DMTI Spatial, a provider of location-based solutions to both private and public sector organization. “Public Safety Canada has reported that floods are the […]
By Canadian Underwriter | July 10, 2014
WINNIPEG – Flood fears are easing in much of southern Manitoba. The province’s Emergency Measures Minister, Steve Ashton, says the Assiniboine River is dropping near Portage la Prairie and dikes along the river have held. Evacuation orders have been lifted for Delta Beach. Ashton says credit goes to crews, volunteers and the military, who filled […]
By The Canadian Press | July 10, 2014
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – The Manitoba government appeared confident but cautious Wednesday as the swollen Assiniboine River crested near Portage La Prairie. Less than a week after Premier Greg Selinger declared a state of emergency – prompting hundreds of soldiers, crews and others to frantically prepare sandbags and strengthen dikes around communities and rural […]
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